Chinese Refrigerators(HS: 8418)Export Trend Analysis from Jan. to May in 2013
| HS Code | Product Name |
| 8418 | Electric or non-electric refrigerators, freezers and other refrigeration equipment; heat pumps, except the air conditioner of heading 8415, hereinafter referred to as "refrigerators". |
Chinese Refrigerators(HS: 8418)Export Volume and Value from Jan. to May. in 2013
| Month | Volume(-) | Value (USD) | Year on Year | |
| Volume | Value | |||
| January | 19,036,270 | 565,380,519 | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| February | 14,126,474 | 430,623,169 | 10.8% | 5.3% |
| March | 20,010,343 | 599,595,342 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| April | 20,481,653 | 640,791,425 | 3.8% | 4.9% |
| May | 21,850,145 | 710,215,928 | -4.3% | -0.8% |
| Total | 95,504,885 | 2,946,606,383 | 2.5% | 2.4% |
Chinese refrigerators exports amounted to $ 2.947 billion from Jan. to May. in 2013, with an increase of 2.4% year on year.
Major Export Countries / Regions for Chinese Refrigerators(HS: 8418) from Jan. to May in 2013
| No. | Country | Volume(-) | Value (USD) | Year on Year | |
| Volume | Value | ||||
| 1 | USA | 15,584,464 | 452,403,992 | 6.9% | 19.5% |
| 2 | Japan | 6,443,546 | 278,778,174 | -17.8% | -6.3% |
| 3 | Germany | 2,415,448 | 169,314,939 | 8% | 15.2% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 1,284,613 | 123,252,090 | -2.7% | 6.1% |
| 5 | Australia | 4,306,410 | 101,828,304 | 10.8% | 3.5% |
| 6 | France | 1,120,663 | 89,974,097 | -18.9% | -21.5% |
| 7 | Italy | 2,897,503 | 81,788,391 | 4.7% | 40.5% |
| 8 | India | 4,024,737 | 72,842,785 | -7.8% | -7.7% |
| 9 | Indonesia | 5,214,414 | 69,821,454 | 20.3% | 15.1% |
| 10 | Nigeria | 772,572 | 61,723,847 | 2.6% | 33.8% |
Chinese refrigerators export value increased to seven of the top ten export destination countries / regions from Jan. to May. in 2013. The largest export increase in volume was to Indonesia (with an increase of 20.3%); the largest in value was to Italy (with an increase of 40.5%)
Export Source for Chinese Refrigerators(HS: 8418)from Jan. to May in 2013
| No. | Region | Volume | Value(USD) | Year on Year | |
| Volume | Value | ||||
| 1 | Guangdong | 17,692,475 | 875,269,028 | 7.7% | 6.3% |
| 2 | Jiangsu | 29,063,018 | 629,572,711 | -1.8% | 1.4% |
| 3 | Zhejiang | 16,371,851 | 477,016,856 | 1.3% | 8.3% |
| 4 | Shandong | 7,237,730 | 363,920,196 | -15.7% | -15.4% |
| 5 | Anhui | 3,733,255 | 246,458,577 | 48.8% | 20.8% |
| 6 | Shanghai | 5,150,423 | 141,267,532 | -6.2% | -4.6% |
| 7 | Liaoning | 1,601,773 | 55,209,406 | -18.1% | -12.6% |
| 8 | Beijing | 3,617,794 | 30,353,801 | 34.5% | 32.4% |
| 9 | Tianjin | 913,853 | 29,024,436 | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| 10 | Henan | 7,713,134 | 28,743,347 | 16.8% | 0.8% |
Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are our main export sources for refrigerators. Refrigerators export volume from the above three provinces accounted for 66.10% of total exports; export value of the products together accounted for 67.26% of total value from Jan. to May. 2013. Among the top 10 export sources, the largest increase of export volume is in Anhui, increased by 48.8% year on year; the largest increase of export value is in Beijing, increased by 32.4% year on year.
(Source:China Customs network)
